Enrolling in Child Care Courses

To Enroll

You must be working in a legally operating child care center, preschool,
or family child care home in Fairfax County or be an early childhood
professional living in Fairfax County.

• If you are a family child care provider, you may enroll in a maximum
of two Institute courses or workshops and twoFamily Child Care Business
workshops.
• If you work in a center or preschool, you may enroll in a maximum of
two Institute courses. No more than five staff from the
same center or preschool may enroll in the same course or workshop.
• You must be enrolled in a course or workshop to attend. Onsite
enrollment is not available. If you are not enrolled or are on a waiting
list, you will be unable to participate.

To Cancel

If you are unable to attend a course or workshop, please cancel your
enrollment at least 24 hours in advance.
Call the training line at 703-324-3044 or e-mail dfsifel@fairfaxcounty.gov.

Inclement Weather Policy

If you have a question about a weather-related cancellation, you may
call the training line at 703-324-3044. You will hear an
announcement if training has been cancelled.

If the Fairfax County Public Schools:
• Are closed: there will be no training that day or that evening.
• Open late: there will be no morning training, but afternoon and
evening training will continue as scheduled.
• Close early: there will be no afternoon or evening training.
• Cancel evening activities: there will be no evening training.
• Are closed on Friday: please call the training line at 703-324-3044 to
find out if your Saturday training has been cancelled. You will hear an
announcement if training has been cancelled.

Additional Information

• To receive a certificate of completion for a workshop, you must
attend the entire workshop.
• To receive a certificate of completion for courses with multiple
sessions, you must attend all course sessions.
• To receive a letter of participation for courses with multiple
sessions, you must attend more than half the course
sessions.
• Training is offered at different locations throughout Fairfax
County. Please be sure to check the dates, times and locations of
courses before completing the registration form.
• Training is for adults only; we cannot accommodate children in
any of the courses or workshops.

Please Note: Some courses may require homework in order to
receive credit.

Training hours are creditable toward initial CDA requirements.

To hear a recorded list of available training, please call the
information line at 703-324-8420.